Where does “insektbitt” come from?

insektbitt (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bitt, from Old Norse bit, from Proto-Germanic bitą.

insektbitt (Norwegian Bokmål): an insect bite

Definitions

  1. an insect bite

Ancestry of “insektbitt”, step by step

insektbitt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bitt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbitta bite; past participle of bite
2Old Norsebita bite
3Proto-Germanicbitą—

via Norwegian Bokmål insekt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålinsektan insect
Every word from Proto-Germanic bitą →Every word from Old Norse bit →Every word from Norwegian Bokmål bitt →